Ida Sawyer

Rights Groups Urge Probe Into Bloodshed In DR Congo’s Kasai

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International and local rights groups called on the UN on Thursday to open an urgent inquiry into the months-long violence that has swept central Democratic Republic of Congo, leaving over a million homeless. “The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) should urgently establish a commission of inquiry into the situation in the central Kasai region,” said … Read more

Church Calls For Peace After Deadly Clashes

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The Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has appealed for a resolution to the ongoing political standoff over the future of current President Joseph Kabila. The call by the church comes after 34 people were reportedly killed and 45 others wounded in clashes between police and protesters who took to the streets … Read more